RobertBasil

I’m getting the exact same error (at random times). Did you find a fix?

I figured out a quick fix.

Since htmlspecialchars_decode only works with php 5.10 and above I just removed that part of the code.

In the press-this.php file on line 554 change this:

<?php if ($selection) echo wp_richedit_pre(htmlspecialchars_decode($selection)); ?>

To this:

<?php if ($selection) echo wp_richedit_pre($selection); ?>

Now it works just fine.

The code really should do a check to see if php 5.1 is installed before calling the htmlspecialchars_decode function.

In looking at the error more the undefined function is htmlspecialchars_decode in the press-this.php file inside of the wp-admin.

The htmlspecialchars_decode is a function introduced in php 5.10 and is not available (as far as I can tell) in php 4.X

I am using php4 and WP should work using php4 so what’s going on with the htmlspecialchars_decode code?

Maybe it works for the upgraded blog but brand new 2.7 installs are having problems?

I’ve tried it on Windows using IE and Firefox, and on a Mac using Firefox and Safari and all of them have the same problem.

The error happens no matter which site I am grabbing from. Looks like alexpb11 above has the same error.

It only happens when text is selected on the page you are visiting. If you don’t select any text it works just fine.

Thanks. ??

I am having problems with Press This as well, but a different error.

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/226907?replies=8

I understand that a URL normally helps for support requests, but I really don’t see how it will help with this one. Oh well, here you go anyway. Thanks for taking a look.

The address is https://www.robertbasil.com

You cannot duplicate the error without using the pressthis tool, and you cannot use the pressthis tool without having admin access.

Here is what the error looks like:

https://www.robertbasil.com/2008/12/18/problems-with-the-wp-pressthis-tool/

I have checked all of the files and sizes, all of the files are uploaded correctly. The “press this” tool is included in the www.ads-software.com download, this is a self hosted website. This is by far not my first wordpress install, but it is my first 2.7 install.

A URL will not help you as you cannot use the press this tool without logging in as an admin and I’m not going to give that out.

This is a brand new install. All files have been uploaded. Everything else is working just fine.